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Usama Awan
Researcher at Lappeenranta University of Technology
Publications - 77
Citations - 3402
Usama Awan is an academic researcher from Lappeenranta University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sustainability & Supply chain. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 60 publications receiving 1368 citations. Previous affiliations of Usama Awan include Duquesne University & Mount Allison University.
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How do technological innovation and fiscal decentralization affect the environment? A story of the fourth industrial revolution and sustainable growth
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the impact of technological innovation and fiscal decentralization on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the presence of gross domestic product (GDP) and globalization in the case of China for the period 2005Q1 to 2018Q4.
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Causal links between renewable energy, environmental degradation and economic growth in selected SAARC countries: Progress towards green economy
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the short run and long run causality relationship among energy (electricity production from renewable sources), carbon dioxide emissions, natural resource depletion, gross domestic product (GDP) and poverty in selected SAARC countries, namely, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, over a period of 1975-2010.
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Industry 4.0 and the circular economy: A literature review and recommendations for future research
TL;DR: In this article, a literature review aims to identify Industry 4.0 stakeholders' interests and expectations regarding how the IoT can be part of circular economy management, identifying various IoT tools for dealing with circular economy challenges while also addressing implementation best practices.
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Enhancing green product and process innovation: Towards an integrative framework of knowledge acquisition and environmental investment
TL;DR: In this article, the impact of buyer-driven knowledge transfer activities on green product innovation and green process innovation is investigated. And the authors find that buyer involvement pushes firms to develop resource acquisition capability to enhance green product innovations.
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Creativity enables sustainable development: Supplier engagement as a boundary condition for the positive effect on green innovation
TL;DR: In this article, the authors take a top-up perspective on ways to stimulate creative thinking with supplier engagement and argue that supplier engagement lever for driving green innovation and facilitates the sustainable development.